Miners abandoned house, Gwalia (ghost town) photo

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26-OCT-2012

Miners abandoned house, Gwalia (ghost town)

The original Sons of Gwalia (Wales) mine saw its beginnings in 1896.
The Sons of Gwalia was at one time the second largest gold mine in W.A.
In 1897 Herbert Hoover (who later became the 31st American president) started his association with the mine as a mining engineer and he had a lot to do with its early development.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/250s f/4.0 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

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Yvonne		31-Oct-2012 08:16
Very basic housing, unlined and even hotter inside than out during the summer months. v

laine		30-Oct-2012 17:54
LOL..I mentioned Herbert Hoover over on the piano shot before I came here. Mining, the power of our nation. My family were Cornish miners...